Gwonseon-gu Public Officials Promote Local Alleyway Restaurants

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Public officials of Gwonseon-gu (District Chief Gil Young-bae) are stepping up efforts to support local alleyway merchants facing economic difficulties due to COVID-19.

The district announced on the 16th that it will expand the "Finding Happiness in Our Alleyways Through Micro-Joy Shops" project, which was launched in February last year, this year to recover the region's economy depressed by the aftermath of COVID-19 infection.

The "Finding Happiness in Our Alleyways Through Micro-Joy Shops" project involves public officials and cooperating organizations voluntarily visiting alleyway restaurants that have good taste, cleanliness, and value for money but require promotion due to being relatively small-scale or located deep within alleyways.

The district matches small restaurants below a certain size recommended by community administrative welfare centers in each dong with relevant departments and encourages officials to visit them. After visiting, they post reviews on SNS to promote the restaurants.

District Chief Gil Young-bae said, "I hope that public officials' patronage of alleyway restaurants will help revitalize the local commercial sector."